Methodology for determining the role of non-profit organizations in the economy

This article is devoted to the study of the problem of finding a methodology for determining the role of non-profit organizations in the country’s economy. Revealing the importance of the non-profit sector for the economy makes it possible to diagnose its state in the country and the level of development of civil society, and also draws attention to the problems of non-profit organizations, which contributes to the search for their solutions. The analytical research method was used to study the currently available author’s methods on the problem under consideration, and thanks to the systematic approach, a toolkit has been proposed that makes it possible to assess the role of non-profit organizations in the economy. The proposed methodology includes the calculation of both specific indicators and the study of data in dynamics that are important for the characteristics of the non-profit sector, especially in the regional aspect. The methodology created as a result of the work carried out will serve as the basis for the following studies in the framework of the question of the importance of the non-profit sector both for the world economy or the economy of a particular country, and for the regional economy. As a result of determining the gradation of the effectiveness of the non-profit sector in various districts and subjects of Russia, it will become possible to determine ways to solve the problems of inequality in the social and other important non-profit areas of the country’s regions.